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Stitched Semicircle Bird

2. Embroidery threads3. Yarn for legs and tail4. Beads or buttons for eyes5. Circle template – you can draw round a plate or jar lid that’s about
the right size to make the bird’s body6. Toy stuffing

Method

1.BodyCut a circle of felt 10-15cm (4-6 inches) in diameter.Fold into to make a semicircle – this will be your bird’s body.

2. BeakCut a square of felt to form the beak with sides 2.5-4cm (1-1.5 inches)
depending how big a bird you are making.Fold the square along the diagonal and stitch together down one of the
sides and along the fold.

3. TailCut 20-30 cm (8-12 inches) of 5-6 lengths of yarn for the tail.They can be 5-6 lengths of the same yarn or
they can be different.Lay all the yarns together, fold in half and knot all the cut ends
together.

4. LegsMake some legs 15-20cm long (6-8 inches).The legs are made as a continuous piece.The
legs can be made by plaiting several pieces of yarn together, by making
stitched cords or by making twisted cords. Put a double knot in each end of the leg piece
to form the feet.

5. WingsEither cut out 2 wings shapes from a contrasting colour of felt and
stitch in place, one on each side of the body using whatever stitch you like or
mark out some wing shapes using decorative stitching.

Making
up

Before sewing your bird together, you may want to add some decorative
stitching although if you decide later you would like some you can add it after
your bird has been made.

With the folded semicircle ready:

1. Tuck the right angle of the beak into the bird’s body so that the
beak and the bird’s body form a straight line.The two stitched lines on the beak should be visible.Pin in place.

2. Fold the leg piece in half and tuck the top of the fold into the body
at the centre bottom so the two legs dangle out. Pin in place.

3. Using a running stitch, start stitching from behind the bird’s legs
and stitch towards the beak, then return filling in the missing stitches till
you get back to where you started.

4. Stuff the bird with toy stuffing.

5. Tuck the tail into the body at the opposite side of the body to the
beak with the knotted end inside the body. Pin in place.

6. Add any extra stuffing needed.

7. Carry on stitching in running stitch from behind the legs up to the
tail and then fill in the missing stitches till you get back to where you
started.

8. Finish off by doing a few extra stitches on top of each other to
secure your stitching.

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I create contemporary jewellery and textiles, making use of constructed fabric, buttons and other stuff too. And when I’m not doing that I’m probably yarnstorming, planning the next yarnstorming project or blogging about what I’ve seen, what I’m doing or what I’ve learnt.